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Martin Commission indecision chokes proposed 1-cent sales tax Patrick McCallister Staff writer
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MARTIN COUNTY — A proposed 1-cent sales tax could have been about $20 million a year for a decade for the county to catch up on some lagging capital maintenance and improvements. But at the Aug. 20 regular meeting, the Martin County Commission killed PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FORT PIERCE, FL PERMIT NO. 248
the proposed sales tax. Actually, the commission just sort of watched the proposed sales tax make a few gasps for air and die as various motions couldn’t find seconds. “I am getting increasingly more frustrated with studying things and studying things and not making a decision,” Commissioner John Haddox, Palm City, said in an interview after the meeting.
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TREASURE COAST — After seeing firsthand the forceful discharges of dirty water from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie Lock and Dam last week, Gov. Rick Scott flatly placed blame on the federal government for the freshwater’s destruction of the Indian River Lagoon. “The federal government has got to start showing up and doing their job,” Scott said to a crush of media on Aug. 20. “They got to start funding the projects. The (Army) Corps can’t make it happen if the federal government doesn’t start putting the money into the Corps.” During his brief visit, Scott did not go outside and meet with hundreds of constituents, who held signs and banners calling for a water diversion south. Scott also dodged questions about buying Big Sugar land in order to restore the natural flow of lake water down through the Everglades, but he did make a promise. “Today we’re announcing that all of us are committed (to earmark-
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PALM CITY — The only thing better than one world-class equestrian trainer and teacher is two. That’s why Cindy Reddish, a World Champion exhibitor and trainer, has just partnered with Linda Crothers, winner of multiple American Quarter Horse Association World and Congress Championships. The two plan to provide training and instruction at Savannah Pines Equestrian Center in Palm City. Reddish, who lives in Palm City, won the Worlds in 1985 in two events: working hunter and hunter hack. She has known Crothers for many years from the horse show circuit. The two taught a clinic at the 2012 AQHA World Championship show in Oklahoma City and decided to join forces. Crothers, who traveled extensively as a trainer and teacher, decided to settle in Palm City. “I tell my customers, now you’ve got two trainers for the price of one,” Reddish said. “I feel we complement each other.” Crothers feels the same way.
“I’ve known Cindy for a long time,” she said. “We’re each on the same page for the end goal. It’s a different set of eyes. We complement each other. It takes more than one person to build a team.” The equestrians will focus on training both equine athletes and riders. They will also buy and sell horses. Training the horses at a young age is as important as training the riders, “We’ll be starting young horses and teaching them how to jump,” Crothers said. “It’s taking them from not knowing how to jump to world champions.” Both Reddish and Crothers agree that the depth of experience they have is an asset. “I’ve had a hard time with young trainers,” Crothers said. “They think they know everything. We respect each other and add to each other’s ability to teach and train. It’s hard to be a good trainer and not have an eye on the ground. “It’s like a gymnast or dancer. There’s someone telling you how you look. I can be on a horse and she’ll tell me. I may see one thing and she may see something I’m
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TREASURE COAST — After seven confirmed cases of a rare mosquito-borne illness in Martin County, officials are cautioning residents, including the area’s neighbors to the north, to remain on high alert. The Florida Department of Health in Martin County has issued a health alert for dengue fever following confirmation of several cases contracted in the Rio neighborhood of Jensen Beach. Each individual is expected to make a full recovery, officials said. “Though some people may experience little to no symptoms, the most common symptoms of dengue include high fever, severe headache, joint and bone pain and rash,” Karlette Peck, health officer for the Martin County Health Department, said in a press release. “People who have symptoms of dengue should contact their healthcare provider immediately.” Dengue Fever is a disease transmitted to humans by the bite of
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PALM CITY — The cycle of unhealthy relationships often looks a lot like chemical and behavioral addictions. Teresa said the same 12 steps that have helped many alcoholics and other addicts also work to recover from codependency. “It’s about finding a power greater than wanting to please others,” she said. Teresa helped found the Co-Dependents Anonymous, CoDA, chapter that meets at Palm City Presbyterian Church, 2700 Martin Highway. “I went to a meeting in Stuart, and they said we need more CoDA meetings,” she said. “I said, ‘I’ll start one in Palm City.’” The group turned 2 in May. Your Voice News & Views is abiding by the long-established custom of not using names of those involved with 12-step recovery programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon. Central to their effectiveness, according to advocates, is a sense of safety promoted by anonymity. “Codependency is an evil, insidious disease,” Teresa said. “People lose themselves in pleasing others.” Teresa has been involved with 12-step recovery programs for more than three decades. She said a previous spouse had a chemical addiction, and she an eating disorder. “(Overeaters Anonymous) is about help-
Teresa has been involved with 12-step recovery programs for more than three decades. She said a previous spouse had a chemical addiction, and she an eating disorder. “(Overeaters Anonymous) is about helping me live without my addiction,” she said. “Al-Anon helped me live with other people’s addictions. CoDA is about learning not to neglect my needs.” ing me live without my addiction,” she said. “Al-Anon helped me live with other people’s addictions. CoDA is about learning not to neglect my needs.” Nationally, CoDA started in the mid-1980s. As an organization, it’s extremely careful about the word “codependent.” The website explains, “If you are new to CoDA you may be wondering ‘Am I codependent?’ At CoDA, we offer no definition or diagnostic criterion for codependence. What we do offer is a list of patterns and characteristics as a tool to aid in self evaluation.” Among the patterns listed at coda.org as indicating possible codependency are difficulty identifying and accepting one’s emotions, an extreme self-perception of selflessness, perfectionism, and inability to end harmful relationships. Teresa said there’s a very simple self-query that helps people know whether they could benefit from attending CoDA meetings. Is the pain of unhealthful relationships bad enough to be willing to work for healing? “We’re all there because of pain,” she said. “I can’t take the pain because of how I handle, or don’t handle, confrontation.” The 12 steps are: 1. admitting to power-
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e as managers often are seeking whether to outsource labor or bring it in-house in the form of an employee. Some positions in our office seem to be a natural when it comes to us choosing whether to take on the headache and additional overhead of an employee or to hire a contractor. With impending legislation that will add levels of new overhead on employees, employers may be tempted to try to make workers independent contractors instead of employees. When you make the decision to hire the contractor instead of an employee, make sure you are truly hiring a contractor per IRS regulations and that you aren‘t setting yourself up for an unfavorable IRS payroll audit. Contractors as defined by the IRS have to have certain characteristics to qualify for the treatment as a contractor instead of an employee. You might be able to save some short term headaches by not having to process a payroll check, add on benefits, etc., but the results of treating an employee as a contractor can be a long-term headache with real steep monetary costs. You can draw up a contract with the person, pay them as a contractor and report it on a 1099, but still end up with several years of withholding tax liability and penalties if the person is not truly a contractor as defined by law.
You might be able to save some short term headaches by not having to process a payroll check, add on benefits, etc., but the results of treating an employee as a contractor can be a long-term headache with real steep monetary costs.
Bill Hughes You may also be held liable for pension expenses for the person if your business has a pension plan. A couple of other points to note — the IRS often will not go after the individual as to the payroll taxes due — they usually always go after the employer. With each new federal budget proposal including tougher IRS enforcement of what is now often characterized as the contractor-versus-employee loophole,” the threat of a payroll tax audit will continue to be higher for our businesses. Often, we as business managers are more reactive than proactive and sometimes we learn the hard way about contractor / employee rules after it is too late.“ The time to review your contracts / contractor relationships is now, before you have a problem. Also, no matter what a contract states, the IRS will look at what actu-
ally occurs, not what is written in the contract. So, during this review, ensure that reality matches the words that are in your contracts. Here are some of the considerations from the IRS when it comes to someone qualifying as an independent contractor: • Does the company control or have the right to control what the worker does and how the worker does his or her job? • Are the business aspects of the worker‘s job controlled by the payer? (How the worker is paid, whether expenses are reimbursed, who provides tools/supplies, etc.?) • Are there written contracts or employee type benefits? • Will the relationship continue and is the work performed a key aspect of your business? Many more of these and more qualifications and aspects of independent contractors versus employees can be found here: http://www. irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.html. This site also has many other links to assist you in navigating the contractor versus employee minefield. As with so many other areas in our purview, it is well worth the time and expense to get your practice attorney and/ or CPA involved if you have questions concerning a work
relationship with a contractor. This is often a blurred matter and you will hear many different opinions on contractors, but time and resources will be best used prior to entering into a contractor relationship with anyone. The time spent will be much more affordable than the penalties and expense of choosing poorly at the onset of the contractor/employee start date. This decision-making process is like many in our business — you have to remove the penny from your eye to see the dollars.“ Bill Hughes is a managing partner of Business Allies Group LLC, a consulting firm in Stuart that offers comprehensive business and accounting services. He is also the administrator of Women’s Health Specialists, an eleven provider OB/GYN group in Jensen Beach. He has more than 20 years of experience in public accounting, business management, medical administration and business consulting. He is a licensed CPA in Alabama, a Certified Medical Practice executive and a Chartered Global Management accountant. His writings come mostly from personal experience through his business and management career.
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Sunday, Sept. 1. Tickets go on sale for the Indiantown Rodeo. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys and Women’s Pro Rodeo associations’ sanctioned event will be Oct. 25 and 26, at 7:30 both days. The rodeo will be at Timer Powers Park, 14100 S.W. Citrus Blvd. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 or younger. They’ll be $5 and $3 more, respectively, at the gate, Seacoast National Bank locations will have tickets. More information is available at indiantowncham-
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740 properties inspected to date; Martin County Mosquito Control continues treating Rio area FOR YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS
Martin County Mosquito Control continues actively investigating and treating the Rio area, where locally-acquired dengue fever has been confirmed. To date, Mosquito Control has inspected over 740 properties and over 216 of those were found to be positive for the
FEVER from page 4 ly acquired cases of dengue in St. Lucie County, officials said. “In the U.S., there are usually fewer than 10 cases every year and most are in Florida,” Bob Washam, director of Florida Department of Health in Martin County. It is estimated that there are over 100 million cases of dengue worldwide each year. St. Lucie County Mosquito Control and Coastal Management Services said they’ve already performed three “dengue sweeps” in Port St. Lucie. None of those areas were in St. Lucie West or Tradition. “We go door-to-door and what we’re looking for is container breeders. We have a ‘tip and toss’ program, where if we find containers that have standing water in them, we will tip them over and drain the water and toss them out,” said Sherry Burroughs, St. Lucie County mosquito control manager. Burroughs added mosquitos are usually out in full force during the Florida wet season from May 20 to Oct. 20.
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MARTIN COUNTY — Who cares? Folks will have a chance to show their care with a bit of sweat, followed by a swim to cool down. The United Way of Martin County will have its Day of Caring on Saturday, Sept. 7. Volunteers will gather at the Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart, at 7:30 a.m. for a free breakfast, then head to 19 work sites from there. After
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Some folks aren’t waiting to be part of the Day of Caring. Palm City’s Martin Downs Animal Hospital, 1625 S.W. Martin Highway, collected travel-sized toiletries for the Red Cross. Robin Waters-Poderski, co-owner, said the facility has to stay open on Saturdays, so the staff couldn’t volunteer for work projects. “It was a really easy way for us to help,” Waters-Poderski said. “I spread it to my staff, they spread it on our Facebook page we had a
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need to offer it to the voters, because our situation is so dire.” Taryn Kryzda, county administrator, said in a telephone interview before the meeting that the county has a growing backlog of needed capital work equal to about $225 million over the next 10 years. For example, Mapp Road south of Martin Highway has long stretches of cracking that’s been temporarily sealed. In places the crack sealing gives the road an odd spiderweb look. Residents of communities along that stretch have made repeated appearances at commission meetings asking for repaving. The commission’s opportunity to have a sales-tax referendum this year is closed. The soonest it could have one is next year. If the commission approved a sales-tax referendum and voters approved it next year, collections couldn’t begin until January 2015. Haddox said he’s convinced that voters would have approved the proposed sales tax if the commission had gotten behind it. “Martin County taxpayers are extremely intelligent,” he said in the phone interview. “I don’t think we’d had any problem getting it through.”
approved that proposed sales tax at the Aug. 20 meeting, then voters would have decided its fate in November. At the Aug. 6 meeting, Sarah Heard, Port Salerno, was the lone dissenting vote. At the subsequent meeting she told fellow commissioners her mind was unchanged. “I can’t support this motion,” she said. “I don’t think we have time to create an educational plan to convince the voters to trust us. While I recognize we have a dire need, I don’t think we could get the voters to agree with us.” Anne Scott, Hobe Sound, said the commission needed to get behind one of its many options for a temporary sales tax, ranging from half a cent for three years to 1 cent for 10. She said capital maintenance and improvements were too far behind not to offer one to voters. “We checked our pockets and looked in the sofa and there’s no change there,” she said at the meeting. She added, “If the voters are apprehensive or cynical, I don’t blame them. But I think we
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Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor Day also symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans, and is celebrated with parties, parades and athletic events. Until Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, laborers who chose to participate in parades had to forfeit a day’s wages. Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters. In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and sevenday weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts’ wages. People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions, with insufficient access to fresh air, sanitary facilities and breaks. As manufacturing increasingly supplanted agriculture as the wellspring of American employment, labor unions, which had first appeared in the late 18th century, grew more prominent and vocal. They began organizing strikes and rallies to protest poor conditions
and compel employers to renegotiate hours and pay. Many of these events turned violent during this period, including the infamous Haymarket Riot of 1886, in which several Chicago policemen and workers were killed. Others gave rise to longstanding traditions: On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history. The idea of a “workingmen’s holiday,” celebrated on the first Monday in September, caught on in other industrial centers across the country, and many states passed legislation recognizing it. Congress would not legalize the holiday until 12 years later, when a watershed moment in American labor history brought workers’ rights squarely into the public’s view. On May 11, 1894, employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago went on strike to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives. On June 26, the American Railroad Union, led by Eugene V. Debs, called for a boycott of all Pullman railway
cars, crippling railroad traffic nationwide. To break the strike, the federal government dispatched troops to Chicago, unleashing a wave of riots that resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen workers. In the wake of this massive unrest and in an attempt to repair ties with American workers, Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. More than a century later, the true founder of Labor Day has yet to be identified. Many credit Peter J. McGuire, cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, while others have suggested that Matthew Maguire, a secretary of the Central Labor Union, first proposed the holiday. Labor Day is still celebrated in cities and towns across the United States with parades, picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays and other public gatherings. For many Americans, particularly children and young adults, it represents the end of the summer and the start of the backto-school season.
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Wednesday, Sept. 4. Homework Helpers will be on hand at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 3 to 5 p.m. The Martin County Library System volunteers help children grade to high school find and use library resources needed to do homework assignments ranging from math pages to science-fair experiments and term papers. Homework Helpers have even helped some fill out college applications. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403.
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SCOTT from page 1 ing) $40 million in the next budget to be able to get the C-44 treatment area done within the next 18 months,” said Scott, who’s been in office for two years. The South Florida Water Management District has been trying to secure private and state land to store water, Scott also said. Scott added he understands the massive discharges into the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers have created a negative impact on business and home sales on both of the state’s coasts. A vital component in stopping such large water dumps is fixing the Herbert Hoover Dike, an undertaking that will require lots of federal funding, Scott said. Scott toured the area with Florida Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart. Negron said he’s interested in finding a short term solution to salvage the lagoon and its estuaries. “There’s no reason why Fort Myers and the Treasure Coast should be the septic system for water problems of the state of Florida,” said Negron, who’s calling for a 50 percent reduction in the freshwater discharges. Florida Rep. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, echoed the governor’s sentiments, saying the U.S. Congress needs to “put the money where their mouth is.” “We also need to press the federal government and the Obama
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treated, the water will be sent to the Savannas Preserve State Park, Dzadovsky said. “Remove the nutrients, that’s a key,” he said. Of Scott’s pledge, Dzadovsky said, “I think it’s a good gesture in the right direction, but what I truly believe is, that it’s a 40-year plan with $40 million a year; $1.6 billion is probably the accurate number it will take.” Bill Paterson, chairman of the Republican Party of St. Lucie County, said a middle ground must be met soon. It’s going to take discussions among environmentalists and engineers, not just politicians, Paterson said. “I think that smart people need to sit in a room and figure out a solution that is workable and I’m sure it won’t be palatable to everyone, but it has to be in the best interest of the state and future of our state,” said Paterson, who praised Scott for visiting the area.
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the other guy’s hand. Their guys played hard and they played clean.” Centennial built a 14-0 lead thanks to the offensive line creating large holes for Richardson and quarterback Javid Ellis to run through. Martin County running back Dan Fillhaber and quarterback Colton Haggerty were rarely able to get to the second level of Centennial’s defense in the first half. Toward the end of the first half and into the second half, the Martin County offense did a better job of moving forward by adjusting to a spread offense. Despite throwing three interceptions, Haggerty ended the night with 150 total yards — 80 rush-
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SHOWS from page 25 deciding to read the novel. The show has dance numbers, original songs and a live, onstage band. It should surprise no one that this production contains adult language and content. Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. have been making music together for more then 45 years. They have won seven Grammy awards, earned 15 gold records and had three go platinum. They come to the Lyric on Jan. 7 with a show that celebrates not only their long career, but 44 years of marriage. They will sing songs from a variety of genres and will also pay tribute to The 5th Dimension, the group with which they sang. Keb Mo’ is a singer/songwriter, guitarist and three-time Grammy winner. He brings his Delta blues sound to the Lyric on Jan. 28 and gives it a modern take. While his music embraces multiple genres, including pop, soul, folk and jazz, he has always emphasized story-telling in his work. The Dukes of Dixieland come from New Orleans to the Treasure Coast on Feb. 10. They’ll rock the house with traditional jazz and Dixieland, weaving pop, gospel and country with the sounds of the Big Easy. The Motown sound is celebrated on Feb. 17 when The Sounds of Soul bring a tribute to The Temptations, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Tina Turner, Barry White and others. The group is known for distinctive choreography and a lot of flash on
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stage. From April 10-13, “Guys and Dolls in Concert” will grace the Lyric stage. The original show, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, is a Broadway classic. This show will present Lyric favorites singing some of the best-loved songs in the world: Bushel and a Peck,” “Luck Be a Lady,” and “If I Were a Bell among them. It’s a one-of –a kind production. Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience come to town on May 10. Simien, a Grammy-winning artist and 8th generation Louisiana Creole, takes zydeco music and blends it with folk and soul. It becomes a blend of zydeco-New Orleans funk-reggae-Afro-Caribbean music that will make it hard to stay seated. It’s not too early to think about the Lyric’s 100th birthday party. Celebrating the first Lyric Theater, begun in 1913, the Nov. 16 benefit event is a gala featuring the Cab Calloway Orchestra. Guests will come to the Lyric for a concert and then go to a speakeasy at an undisclosed location to party the night away. Tickets for the event are $250 and a portion of the ticket price is tax-deductible. For more information, call (772) 220-1942, ext. 209. The Lyric Theatre is located at 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart. Tickets for all shows go on sale on Sept. 3. For more information, visit the website, www.lyrictheatre.com. or call the box office at (772) 2867827.
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